Hi All...
I wonder if any of you could comment on some image issues I am observing...
Equipment... Pioneer LD Player CLD-1950, TV - Panasonic 60inch LCD appx 7yrs old, Pioneer Receiver - SC-LX85A
Basically, when using the 1950 with various combinations of the above, I am seeing various degrees, (but always present), of image distortion. This distortion shows as the on-screen graphics, (Text - Stop, Play etc), being smudged/ghosted on screen. Sometimes colour smudging or double image. It is worse when no laser disc is playing but is also present when a disc is being played, either native or transcoded NTSC, or native PAL.
I have tried various methods of connection but all show the above to a greater or lesser extent. Composite Video direct to TV, Composite Video to Receiver and HDMI to TV, and also S-Video via a converter, (absolutely awful picture overall).
I am also observing a kind of, herringbone pattern on the playback image from discs, again always there but to a greater or lesser degree however the hardware is connected. Its almost like RF interference that we used to see on analogue transmissions when two channels were too close together.
I am also seeing vertical banding present only when the blue background is present, shown in attached.
I have tried a small Sony CRT TV, and of course, all the above issues are minimal bearing in mind the screen size.
Obviously, I am aware that the LD format was not designed with the sizes of screen and technology we have today.
Does anybody think that the issues described above, (and shown to the best of my ability in the attached pics), could be due to component failue within the LD player? Failing capacitors perhaps?
The cables being used are not esoteric in nature but are not cheap and nasty either.
Looking frwd to comments...
Thanks and kind regards Dave